Little Abraham
Little Abraham was a Mohawk Chief who was best known for his neutral stance regarding the Revolutionary War.[1]This was because he believed that neither side was trustworthy.[2]
Little Abraham’s date of birth is unknown, but he died in 1780 in prison after being arrested by Guy Johnson in 1870.[2] The Revolutionary War took place between 1775 and 1783.
Little Abraham lived in a town called Tiononderoge[3], which is in the Mohawk Nation, which is a part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy[3]. Little Abraham was a Pine Tree Chief and a member of the Wolf Clan.[2] Pine Tree Chiefs are people who prove themself to be worthy of being in the grand council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and cannot pass their position hereditarily.[4]
References
- ^ "Speech of the Mohawks to the Magistrates and Committee of Schenectady, and the Mayor and Committee of Albany, delivered by Little Abraham, May 20 | Northern Illinois University Digital Library". digital.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Biography – TEIORHÉÑHSEREˀ – Volume IV (1771-1800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b Fitz, Caitlin A. (2008). ""Suspected on Both Sides": Little Abraham, Iroquois Neutrality, and the American Revolution". Journal of the Early Republic. 28 (3): 299–335. ISSN 0275-1275.
- ^ Communications. "Government". Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Retrieved 2023-07-17.